21.   Late deliveries and cost overruns compounded the problems in recent years.

22.   Nike said Monday that its third-quarter profit would fall short of forecasts because of problems with an inventory system that led to shortages and late deliveries.

23.   One customer filed a class action suit over late deliveries and the Federal Trade Commission began an investigation.

24.   The costs include expenses that resulted from assembling aircraft out the usual production order, and penalties for late delivery of jetliners.

25.   The judge said the late delivery of those papers Tuesday would push back a written ruling until next week.

26.   This season, several design companies that rely on Italian manufacturers have been plagued with late deliveries.

27.   Witnesses Wednesday gave detailed testimony about problems with voting machines, vote count mistakes, late deliveries of machines to polling places and other irregularities.

28.   Worse, higher volume brought production lines to a halt, necessitating expensive overtime to unclog them and triggering penalty payments for late deliveries.

29.   Budgets may get overblown due to late design changes or a delay in work due to the late delivery of equipment or materials.

30.   He was worried about a late delivery to a recycling plant in neighboring Pakistan.